Looking for a good read.

[BaMzOoKi]

Ok, so i have this job where i can read alot. Book a week kinda thing. So just wondering if anyone on here would be able to let me know of any books they think are worth the read, if so please post, i would be ever so greatful!

 

[DoctorNick]

Starship Troopers
The Forever War
The Honor Harrington series (That will last a while)
Snowcrash
Dune

I hope you like Sci-Fi, because that's the majority of what I read (fiction-wise) and about all I have to recommend.

 

[Joe Deadman]

Any particular genre? I would recommend anything by Terry Pratchett really espically Guards Guards and the colour of magic if your looking for fantasy stuff.

 

[Outright Villainy]

The book thief is something I'd say everyone should read. Mighty depressing at times but dang, it's well worth it.

 

[the_tralfalmadorian]

Anything you can get your hands on by Neil Gaiman. I recommend starting with American Gods and moving forward from there.

 

[Kodlak]

Any particular genre? I would recommend anything by Terry Pratchett really espically Guards Guards and the colour of magic if your looking for fantasy stuff.

Damn! But yeah, I would also recommend any Discworld book.

 

[El Poncho]

Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett, or Mort.

 

[Reynaerdinjo]

Read some classics like 1984 by Orwell or The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

 

[Souplex]

I personally loved A Confederacy of Dunces.
It is about a man who is clearly awesome in every way, but the world refuses to recognize his genius because everyone is a moron.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Confederacy_of_Dunces

 

[CuddlyCombine]

Ringworld by Larry Niven. Terry Pratchett is excellent, too.

Depends on what genre you like.

 

[simmeh]

A lot of people will suggest the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. I don't disagree.

If you like him, you should try out stuff by Kage Baker - if nothing else make sure to read The Anvil of the World. Not quite as funny as Pratchett, and a bit tiring at times, but in the same style.

 

[BaMzOoKi]

Any particular genre? I would recommend anything by Terry Pratchett really espically Guards Guards and the colour of magic if your looking for fantasy stuff.

Oh anything at all. I really have ment to read Pratchett but always put it off for some reason...

 

[electric_warrior]

The Corrections-Jonathan Franzen
Middlesex-Jeffrey Eugenides
American Psycho- Bret Easton Ellis
anything by michael chabon

 

[Xaki]

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I am in the middle of it now and rather enjoying it.

 

[ribonuge]

On the Road [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_road] by Jack Kerouac and The Stars My Destination [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars_My_Destination] by Alfred Bester.

 

[KingKirop]

Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann. I finished it last night, and it's great. Kind of depressing, though.

 

[InvisibleSeal]

The book thief is something I'd say everyone should read. Mighty depressing at times but dang, it's well worth it.

Thats an amazing book . Sort of historical, and so well written!

Um.. since you didn't give any real genre, so I'm just gonna look for random inspiration from my bookcase...
You could try the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks or any of the books by Trudy Canavan (The Black Magician Trilogy, or The Age of the Five Trilogy).
Also good are the Terry Pratchet books, like lots of people have said - the Hogfather and Soul Music are really good.

 

[The Anhk24]

my brother has a book called world war Z or something like that, its apparently about a zombie apocalypse and is really good according to him

 

[Drodgyn]

House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

 

[Newtilator]

The hitchikers guide to the galaxy penta... quin.... 5 books.
The 6th one by Eoin Colfer is a cash in that really annoyed me.
The originals? far better than the film or tv series. If you like Sci fi, comedy, and are a little smart, theyre a good read.